In this episode, Mo and Marc discuss are joined by special guest Brad Petrisor, MD, FRCRC (Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University) to discuss femoral neck fractures in younger patients, with a focus on the question of which outcomes really matter? Links: • Wagner BC, Oliver WM, Bell KR, Scott CEH, Keating JF, White TO, Clement ND, Duckworth AD. Outcomes for Younger Patients with Femoral Neck Fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Apr 2;107(7):678-686. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00582. Epub 2024 Dec 23. PMID: 39715295; PMCID: PMC11949204. https://bit.ly/4ikAfWs • Slobogean G. Can We Improve the Results of Internal Fixation?: Commentary on an article by Boris C. Wagner, BMedSci(Hons), MBChB, et al.: "Outcomes for Younger Patients with Femoral Neck Fractures". J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Apr 2;107(7):e29. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.25.00033. Epub 2025 Apr 2. PMID: 40172566. https://bit.ly/4jfeFE2 Subspecialties: • Hip • Orthopaedic Essentials • Trauma Keywords: Orthopaedics, orthopedics, JBJS, OrthoEvidence, hip fracture, younger patients, femoral neck fracture, high-energy fracture, intracapsular fracture, fixation failure, QOL, quality of life, complication, AVN, osteonecrosis, nonunion, secondary surgery, morbidity, displacement, comminution, intracapsular tamponade, outcomes, function, reoperation, surgical expertise, Smith-Petersen, Watson-Jones, trainees, surgical approach, reduction, implant placement, fracture morphology, sliding hip screw, femoral head spinning, anatomic reduction, cannulated screw, cancellous screw, medial calcar plate, shortening, PROMs, gait, ROM, functional testing, walking speed, radiographic outcomes